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Description of combined ARHSP/JALS phenotype in some patients with SPG11 mutations.
Molecular genetics & genomic medicine - 1 Jul 2020
Khani Marzieh, Shamshiri Hosein, Fatehi Farzad, Rohani Mohammad, Haghi Ashtiani Bahram, Akhoundi Fahimeh Haji, Alavi Afagh, Moazzeni Hamidreza, Taheri Hanieh, Ghani Mina Tolou, Javanparast Leila, Hashemi Seyyed Saleh, Haji-Seyed-Javadi Ramona, Heidari Matineh, Nafissi Shahriar, Elahi Elahe
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BACKGROUND: SPG11 mutations can cause autosomal recessive hereditary spastic paraplegia (ARHSP) and juvenile amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (JALS). Because these diseases share some clinical presentations and both can be caused by SPG11 mutations, it was considered that definitive diagnosis may not be straight forward. METHODS: The DNAs of referred ARHSP and JALS patients were exome sequenced. Clinical data of...
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